Bridge to Grade 6 Assessments and Rubrics

Diagnostic, unit checks, performance tasks, answer guidance, and scoring tools for a complete Grade 6 readiness bridge.

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Assessment System

Assessment When Purpose Recommended Use
Bridge Diagnostic Before Lesson 1 Find starting points for decimals, fractions, ratios, algebra, geometry, and problem solving. Score by strand. Use results to form reteach groups and choose drill pathways.
Part Quizzes After every 3 lessons Check current unit mastery without overwhelming students. Allow corrections. Require written explanation on two items.
Readiness Performance Task After Lesson 18 Evaluate transfer, communication, model choice, and precision. Use rubric for final readiness conference or family report.

Bridge Diagnostic

Directions: Show work. Circle answers. If a problem feels unfamiliar, write what you notice or what you would try first.

  1. Write 4.07 in expanded form.
  2. Compare using <, >, or =: 6.305 ___ 6.35.
  3. Compute: 18.6 + 4.75.
  4. Compute: 9.4 - 2.86.
  5. Write an equivalent fraction for 6/8.
  6. Compute: 3/4 + 2/3.
  7. Compute: 5/6 - 1/4.
  8. A recipe uses 3 cups of oats for 12 bars. How many cups for 20 bars?
  9. Find 25% of 88.
  10. Evaluate 4x + 7 when x = 6.
  11. Solve: y - 14 = 39.
  12. Plot A(2, 5) and B(6, 5). What is the distance between them?
  13. Find the area of a rectangle with length 8.5 cm and width 4 cm.
  14. A data set is 4, 8, 8, 10, 15. Find the median.
  15. A school store sold 38 pencils Monday, 45 Tuesday, and 57 Wednesday. What is the total, and about how many per day?

Diagnostic Strand Scoring

Items 1-4Decimals and place value4 = ready, 2-3 = practice, 0-1 = reteach
Items 5-7Fraction operations3 = ready, 2 = practice, 0-1 = reteach
Items 8-9Ratio and percent thinking2 = ready, 1 = practice, 0 = reteach
Items 10-12Algebra and coordinates3 = ready, 2 = practice, 0-1 = reteach
Items 13-15Geometry, data, and multi-step reasoning3 = ready, 2 = practice, 0-1 = reteach

Part Quizzes

Part 1 Quiz
  1. Round 18.746 to the nearest tenth.
  2. Compute 24.08 + 7.936.
  3. Compute 30 - 14.675.
  4. Explain how place value helps you align decimals.
Part 2 Quiz
  1. Find a common denominator for 5/6 and 3/8.
  2. Compute 2/3 + 7/12.
  3. Compute 4 1/5 - 2 3/10.
  4. Draw a model for one problem.
Part 3 Quiz
  1. Write two equivalent ratios for 4:10.
  2. A car travels 144 miles in 3 hours. Find the unit rate.
  3. Find 15% of 240.
  4. Explain when a double number line is helpful.
Part 4 Quiz
  1. Evaluate 6n - 5 when n = 9.
  2. Solve p + 18 = 52.
  3. Plot (4, 2), (4, 7), and (9, 7). What shape could these points start?
  4. Write a situation for 3x + 12.
Part 5 Quiz
  1. Find the area of a triangle with base 12 m and height 7 m.
  2. Find the volume of a rectangular prism that is 5 by 4 by 9.
  3. Find the mean of 6, 9, 9, 12, 14.
  4. Describe one thing the mean hides about the data.
Part 6 Quiz
  1. Choose the best model for a multi-step discount problem and explain why.
  2. Estimate, then solve: 38.7 + 19.84 - 6.255.
  3. Find and fix the error: 2/5 + 1/3 = 3/8.
  4. Write one question you would ask before solving a real-world problem.

Final Readiness Performance Task

School Garden Redesign

The school garden has a rectangular planting area that is 18.5 feet long and 12 feet wide. The garden club wants to use 40% of the area for vegetables, 1/4 for flowers, and the rest for walking paths. Seed packets cost $3.75 each. Each packet covers 15 square feet.

  1. Find the total garden area.
  2. Find the area for vegetables, flowers, and paths.
  3. Estimate how many seed packets are needed for the vegetable area. Explain whether you round up or down.
  4. Find the cost of vegetable seed packets.
  5. Create a simple scaled sketch or coordinate plan for the garden.
  6. Write a recommendation to the garden club that includes at least two calculations and one reasonableness check.

Rubrics

Criteria 4 - Ready 3 - Nearly Ready 2 - Developing 1 - Needs Support
Computation Accurate and efficient across decimals, fractions, and percents. Mostly accurate with minor errors. Some correct steps but repeated procedural gaps. Needs reteaching for the main operation or model.
Model Choice Selects useful models and connects them to quantities. Uses a model with partial explanation. Model is present but incomplete or mismatched. No clear model or model does not match the problem.
Reasoning Explains why the answer makes sense and checks reasonableness. Explains steps but reasonableness check is brief. Explanation lists procedures without much meaning. Little or no explanation.
Precision Labels units, organizes work, and communicates clearly. Mostly clear with small missing labels. Work is hard to follow in places. Disorganized or missing important information.

Answer Guidance

Use this section for quick teacher scoring. Accept equivalent forms when reasoning is sound.

Diagnostic1) 4 + 0.07 or 4 + 7/100. 2) <. 3) 23.35. 4) 6.54. 5) 3/4 or equivalent. 6) 17/12 or 1 5/12. 7) 7/12. 8) 5 cups. 9) 22. 10) 31. 11) 53. 12) 4 units. 13) 34 sq cm. 14) 8. 15) 140 total, about 47 per day.
Part QuizzesPart 1: 18.7, 32.016, 15.325. Part 2: 24, 5/4 or 1 1/4, 1 9/10. Part 3: examples 2:5 and 8:20, 48 mph, 36. Part 4: 49, 34, possible rectangle/right angle path. Part 5: 42 sq m, 180 cubic units, 10. Part 6: check model and explanation quality.
Performance TaskTotal area 222 sq ft. Vegetables 88.8 sq ft, flowers 55.5 sq ft, paths 77.7 sq ft. Vegetable packets: 6 packets because 5 packets cover only 75 sq ft. Cost $22.50.